Talk:AY Honors/Knot Tying/Answer Key

Proposed changes to Knot Tying. Some knots are more useful than others, so I am proposing that requirement 8 be divided into two. The first part consists of ten essential knots, none of which are optional. The second is a list of knots from which to choose ten others. I have added the Siberian hitch, the Trucker's hitch, and the marlinspike hitch to the second list, as these are incredibly useful knots to know (I use them all the time). I added the overhand to the essential list, as it is fundamental.

I've made an attempt to list the knots by by grouping similar knots together and then listing them within each group by ascending order of difficulty. (The list had been listed alphabetically). In some cases, knowing how to tie one of these (such as the overhand) is the first step in tying the next (such as the square).

8. Know the following essential knots.

1. Overhand knot
2. Square knot/reef knot
3. Figure eight
4. Slip knot
5. Bowline
6. Sheet bend
7. Clove hitch
8. Tautline hitch
9. Two half-hitches
10. Alpine butterfly

9. Know ten additional knots from the list below

1. Stevedore's knot
2. Surgeon's knot
3. Carrick bend
4. Slipped half hitch
5. Cat's paw
6. Lark's head
7. Marlinspike hitch
8. Prusik knot
9. Double bow
10. Bowline on a bight
11. Slipped sheet bend
12. Double sheet bend
13. Fisherman's bend
14. Fisherman's loop
15. Miller's knot
16. Packer's knot
17. Pipe hitch
18. Timber hitch
19. Siberian hitch
20. Constrictor knot
21. Strangle knot
22. Sheepshank
23. Trucker's hitch
24. Cleat hitch
25. Man harness knot
26. Anchor bend
27. Hunter's bend
28. Halter hitch
29. Lariat or Bowstring knot
30. Crown knot